Indoor Air Quality Publications
Discusses using paint strippers safely. Explains different types of paint strippers and the potential health effects posed by each. What You Should Know About Combustion Appliances and Indoor Air Pollution (HTML) This booklet answers some common ... [... more]
US Consumer Product Safety Commission |
AIHA - Is Air Quality a Problem in My Home?
The subject of indoor air pollution or "sick building syndrome" has received a great deal of attention in recent years. Although most of the concern originally focused on the workplace, more people are looking for answers to health and comfort . [... more]
aiha.org |
Ventilation for Airborne Hazards
A good ventilation system at your work site is an effective method of keeping both toxic and nuisance materials out of the air and out of your lungs. Some toxic materials capable of causing chronic lung disease, if inhaled in large enough ... [... more]
American Lung Association |
CDC Releases Reports on Formaldehyde Tests of Trailers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted on Wednesday two reports from its work related to assessing the levels of formaldehyde in the indoor air of travel trailers used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for ... [... more]
Centers for Disease Control |
En Español
Desastres Naturales y la Salud Ambiental: Un Bibliografía Seleccionada Environmental Health Resources for Community Outreach & Education Web site De la Educación De la Ciencia De la Salud De Environnmental Empleo y Entrenamiento Gira [... more]
Environmental Health Sciences |
IAQ and Building a Home Addition
Read more about home improvement, see "Improve Your Home's Energy Efficiency with ENERGY STAR" Also, read "The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality" There are many potential sources of indoor air pollution in any home. These [... more]
Environmental Protection Agency |
Guide to Air Cleaners in the Home
A PDF Version of this document is available (PDF, 12 pp, 238KB, About PDF) Indoor air pollutants are unwanted, sometimes harmful materials in the air. Indoor air pollution is among the top five environmental health risks. Usually the best way to ... [... more]
Environmental Protection Agency |
Flood Cleanup
Get current emergency notifications from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (www.fema.gov) Hurricane Response and Recovery Read the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Emergency Preparedness and Response page Key Facts About ... [... more]
Environmental Protection Agency |
AIHA - Do I Work in a Sick Building?
The causes and consequences of poor IAQ are a long way from being completely understood. It has been the experience of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) that building owners, managers, employers and occupants want to know more ... [... more]
aiha.org |
United States Department of Health and Human Services
Based on FDA and CDC's ongoing investigation of the Salmonella outbreak, consumers are advised: Do not eat peanut-containing products on the FDA recall list. If you are concerned about a product, call the phone number on the product packaging or ... [... more]
hhs.gov |
On Exhibit at NLM
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. It collects materials in all major areas of the health sciences and to a lesser degree in such areas as chemistry, ... [... more]
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Home Page
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research. The ... [... more]
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